Samsung didn’t invent the mobile phone, but it took a transformative innovative technology and ran with it. Innovation is not just about something new, but it can also be about doing something better. Samsung is a latecomer in the AI industry compared to Google, Amazon and Apple. Can Samsung become a game changer for the AI industry like what it did before with a mobile phone?
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Is Sony INNOVATING enough to create the next Walkman?
From being perceived a GHOST in 2012 to one of the most underappreciated TURNAROUNDS by 2017, SONY has come a long way! But, is it really INNOVATING? Will we ever see the next Walkman-like revolutionary product from SONY?
Spotify: Can machine learning drive content generation?
Spotify is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to explore both content curation and creation.
Machine learning as a tool to predict future earning power
This post discussed how a machine learning algorithm can be applied to predict student earnings post-graduation.
Displacing Excel Monkeys: How Facebook is Automating the Forecasting Process
When people think about global supply chains, Facebook probably isn’t the first company that comes to mind. Facebook, however, operates a complex global supply chain, delivering its products to billions of people and collecting trillions of data points every day. […]
Goldman Going for Gold… through Digital.
Goldman Sachs: technology company or bank? Can it be both?
TaskRabbit: Say to No to Chores
TaskRabbit uses mobile technology to save consumers from chores.
It’s the World’s “Greenest Café”…and it’s on Wheels?
What do you get when you cross Scandinavian craftsmanship with Silicon Valley cash and add a heavy dose of caffeine? A “bike-powered coffee cart that could take on Starbucks” according to Fast Company.[1] Wheelys is a Stockholm-based coffee store company, without any stores. Instead, the company crafts and sells bicycle-mounted cafes to “young, hungry eco entrepreneurs from all over the world.”[2] These carts are well-tested, functional micro stores serving organic goods and run purely on solar and body power. With a price tag that is a fraction (around less than 1%) of ownership of a brick-and-mortar coffee shop, Wheelys is challenging the traditional café model with its mission to make the world “greener with every cup of coffee.” [2]
One Medical Group: Curing the process of healthcare delivery
One Medical Group leveraged user-centric design principles to build a patient management platform, office processes, and physician teams that provide immediate, affordable, personalized care for mass customers.